In the Country of Women: A Memoir by Susan Straight

In the Country of Women: A Memoir

Susan Straight

384 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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One of NPR's Best Books of the Year "Straight's memoir is a lyric social history of her multiracial clan in Riverside that explores the bonds of love and survival that bind them, with a particular emphasis on the women's stories . . . The aftereff...

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Moods

reflective 77%
emotional 66%
informative 66%
funny 33%
inspiring 33%
challenging 22%
hopeful 22%
lighthearted 22%
dark 11%
sad 11%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 28%

Average rating

3.95

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